- Multiple opportunities available within our Major Works team
- Build your leadership career while coordinating large-scale shutdown and maintenance activities across the Pilbara
- Enjoy an 8/6 FIFO roster with attractive benefits while working alongside a team focused on safety, collaboration and continuous improvement.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are seeking multiple Coordinator Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM) professionals to join our Major Works team supporting shutdown and major maintenance activities across Rio Tinto's Pilbara operations.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced maintenance professionals who are ready to take the next step in their leadership journey. Working closely with Supervisors, Maintainers, Planners and Contractors, you will play a key role in coordinating the safe and efficient execution of major works across Rio Tinto's heavy mobile equipment fleet.
Reporting to the Supervisor Major Works you will help drive shutdown execution, resource coordination and maintenance delivery while developing your leadership capability in a supportive and high-performing team environment.
What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Supervisor Major Works MEM, you will:
- Promote and lead a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto standards, policies and procedures.
- Coordinate the safe and efficient execution of major maintenance and shutdown activities.
- Support workforce planning, resource coordination and daily shutdown execution activities.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and technical support to team members and contractors.
- Build strong working relationships across maintenance, operations and contractor teams.
- Assist with the prioritisation and coordination of planned and emerging maintenance work.
- Support the delivery of shutdown schedules to achieve safe, reliable and productive outcomes.
- Monitor work progress and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support maintenance reliability through effective communication, planning and collaboration.
About you
We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every helpful for success item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.
Required for Success
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- Trade qualification in a mechanical discipline or a relevant engineering qualification.
- Demonstrated experience within Mobile Equipment Maintenance (MEM), mining or a similar heavy industry environment.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and technical understanding of heavy mobile equipment.
- Leadership capability with the ability to influence, coach and support others.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Current Australian Manual C Class Driver's Licence.
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook and Word.
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Helpful for Success
- Experience coordinating shutdowns, major works or large maintenance campaigns.
- Previous leadership, acting leadership or supervisory experience.
- Forklift licence. Dogging and Rigging tickets.
- Section 26 Statutory Supervisor qualification.
- Experience managing contractors within a mining or industrial environment.
- Understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling and work management processes.
- Experience supporting reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience plus annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Company provided insurance cover
- Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
- Career development and education assistance to further your technical and leadership ambitions
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life's reasons (annual leave, parental leave, personal leave and cultural leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts on banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
- Domestic relocation assistance may be available
Where you'll be working
As part of Rio Tinto's Major Works team, you'll support the delivery of large-scale shutdown and maintenance activities across multiple Pilbara operations. Working alongside experienced maintenance and operational leaders, you'll play a key role in maintaining the reliability and performance of critical mining equipment while developing your leadership career in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Applications close Friday, 23 October 2026.
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About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs—striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us who we are.
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Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
- 2022 - PresentManager Projects - Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler - 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2022 – PresentManager Projects – Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler – 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.